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Dr Eugene Nyako, left signing the MOU for the Ebola Virus Disease hotlines

Ebola hotline numbers 510 and 520 launched by Ministry of Health and Airtel Malawi

Lilongwe, Malawi, 28 November 2014: The Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization on 28 November 2014 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Airtel Malawi, a

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L-R: Dr Haruna Jibril, Director of Department of Public Health; WR Dr Zawaira, Hon. Makgato and Ms Naledi Mlaudzi, Acting Deputy Permanent Secretary for Preventive Services ..

WHO Representative pays courtesy call on new Minister of Health!

Gaborone: The WHO Representative to Botswana Dr Felicitas Zawaira paid a courtesy call on the new Minister of Health, Honourable Dorcas Makgato.

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Dr Pierre M'pele opening the mobility race with Athlete Haile Gebreselassie during the GER.

The UN Supports and Takes Part in the 14th Session of the Great Ethiopian Run

Addis Ababa.

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Canadian High Commissioner (left), Permanent Secretary and WHO Representative

Nigeria Pushes Agenda for Empowering Human Resource for Health

Abuja, Nigeria 26 November 2014- The Federal Ministry of Health  (FMOH) on Tuesday, 25th November 2014 inaugurated the WHO-Canada/DFATD Project Steering Committee (PSC) in Abuja

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The Polio Outbreak Assessment Team at work in Somali Region, November 2014.

Third Polio Outbreak Assessment Concluded in Ethiopia

Addis Ababa. 24 November 2014 – The third polio outbreak assessment in Ethiopia was successfully conducted on 17-21 November 2014.

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Trachoma Elimination Program Launched in Uganda

Buwenge, 26th November 2014:-  The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust Initiative to support trachoma elimination in Uganda was launched in Buwenge at Kagoma

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Mrs Roman Tesfaye, the First Lady of Ethiopia and Ambassador for Nutrition said that improving the nutrition of children starts from the household level by making use of nutritious foods that are easily available.

Ethiopia’s Ambassador for Nutrition Calls for Acceleration of Nutrition Efforts at the Household Level

Bahir Dar. 25 November 2014. A high-level Nutrition Advocacy Mission urged for sustained efforts to accelerate nutrition interventions and multi-sectoral linkages in Ethiopia.

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WHO Director-General visits Mali to bolster UN support to the Ebola outbreak

Dr Margaret Chan, WHO Director-General, visited an Ebola treatment centre in Bamako, Mali.

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